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THE NFU has appointed Aimee Mahony as its new chief poultry adviser, replacing Gary Ford who has moved to the post of regional director for East Anglia at the union. Ms Mahony has served as poultry adviser for the NFU since 2016, having joined the union a week after...
NFU MUTUAL has released a checklist for poultry farmers to help with bird management in the summer months. The insurer’s risk management division said that the variable nature of summers in the UK means that sudden spikes in temperature can catch people off-guard –...
SAINSBURY'S has said it is stocking fresh Spanish barn eggs on its shelves to meet increased demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The retailer first said it was considering the move in May, in a letter to its suppliers that said it was struggling to source more...
ALDI has said it will “only ever sell fresh chicken and beef from British farmers” and ruled out the sale of chlorinated chicken or hormone-treated beef. The retailer’s fresh poultrymeat and beef offering is already 100% British, and it confirmed in a statement “that...
FOR FARMERS has said key account manager Mark Brightmore will move to a new role as a business support specialist. Part of the new position will be trialling a broiler performance app that the firm is developing. See also: The latest poultry industry jobs The new job...
2 SISTERS FOOD GROUP has reopened its Llangefni processing facility following a two-week shut-down after a coronavirus outbreak on the site. Public Health Wales said that more than 200 of the 560 staff members have tested positive for the covid-19 virus and are...
GLOBAL EGG PRODUCTION has grown by close to a quarter over the past decade, new analysis reveals. According to UN figures, total egg production worldwide has risen from 61.7 million tonnes in 2008 to 76.8m t in 2018. A breakdown in the figures has been compiled for...
NOBLE FOODS has confirmed the appointment of Jerome Saulet in the new role of commercial director. He will help the firm drive growth across its egg portfolio, the company said, having joined three months ago from fruit and dairy processor Andros UK. See also: Colony...
THE BRITISH POULTRY COUNCIL (BPC) has launched a defence of the sector, saying media portrayals of meat processing sites as coronavirus epicentres are "unacceptable". It comes as unprecedented scrutiny was placed on the meat processing sector at the final covid-19...
AVIAGEN UK has appointed Blake Williamson its new general manager. He succeeds Alan Thomson, who has become global head of technical transfer at the genetics giant. See also: UK broiler market down 1.5m chicks a week in May Mr Williamson has worked for Aviagen for 12...
EUROTIER will now take place between 9-12 February 2021 after organisers said that the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause international uncertainty. It is the latest in a long list of international and domestic agricultural shows that have been cancelled or...
THE UNITED KINGDOM has regained its country-free status from avian influenza. It follows the outbreak of low pathogenic H5N3 avian influenza on a Suffolk broiler breeder farm in December last year. See also: Fresh cases of avian influenza in Hungary Defra’s...